Eryngium aristulatum

Eryngium aristulatum, known by the common names California eryngo and Jepson's button celery, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family.[1][2]

Eryngium aristulatum
var. parishii

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium
Species:
E. aristulatum
Binomial name
Eryngium aristulatum

Distribution

This plant is native to California and Baja California where it grows in wet places, such as vernal pools and flooded meadows. It is found in coast redwood forest, California mixed evergreen forest, California foothill oak woodland, yellow pine forest, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, coastal salt marsh, and wetland-riparian habitats.[2]

Description

Eryngium aristulatum is a perennial herb with erect, rounded, naked stems, occasionally branching and reaching anywhere from 10 centimetres (3.9 in) to nearly 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height.[1]

Leaves appear near the base and at nodes along the stem and are long and serrated to toothed.[1]

The inflorescence holds rounded flowers with five to eight long, straight, spiky bracts which often have spiny edges and may grow nearly 3 centimeters long. The flower contains white petals and white or purple styles.[1] The blooming period is June through August.[2]

Varieties

Named varieties include:

See also
  • Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands

References
  1. Jepson eFlora: Eryngium aristulatum
  2. Calflora: Eryngium aristulatum
  3. Calflora: Eryngium aristulatum var. aristulatum
  4. Calflora: Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri
  5. California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri . accessed 20 February 2017.
  6. Calflora: Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
  7. California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii . accessed 20 February 2017.
  8. "Center for Plant Conservation Profile: Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2008-02-05.


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